We (a party of 8) went last night, after season, so did not experience the crush of people and pressure on service that so often occurs in restaurants here. The service was great. The food was borderline awful. I had the so-called signature pork chops..they were huge and nicely cooked but they were those bloated processed chops that have no... more

I wish I knew about the place sooner - we would have gone every night of our stay. Thanks to our Garmin search for Italian food, we stumbled upon Castelli's late on a Thursday night. Every part of our experience was excellent. This was by FAR the friendliest and most accomodating staff we encountered in a week in Palm Desert.... more

We ate here tonight and I wanted to see what others thought. I'm surprised no one has mentioned their prices--so I will. We weren't famished so we each ordered pasta. I had a rigatoni with broccoli in a light colored sauce and my husband had capellini with fresh tomato and basil. (He asked for the capellini and they had it,... more

Good red sauce Italian. Piano player is a nice touch. Food is adequate by not exceptional. more

I am a Plam Desert native, and have traveled the world. Castelli's is is the place the locals frequent! It is "old school" Italian. Garlic bread is AMAZING. I recommend the park chops--the signature dish. WOW! You always feel like family here. Micheal--the owner and host--is wonderful. I have been here and had Samuel L Jackson, Roger Clemens, Matthew McConnaghey,... more

"Different strokes for different folks" is the appropriate saying here. After reading some negative and mixed reviews on TA, we were reluctant to go here, but a friend said this is the best Italian in the area. And after our recent visit on a Saturday night, we totally agree. Lively atmosphere. Attentive and friendly service. And the food? Incredible! From... more

What can I say... but it was terrible. We were told by the concierge at the Westin Mission Hills Resort that this was a great Northern Italian restaurant. It was busy when we arrived and we were warmly greeted then seated at a nice table. Then it was downhill all the way. The waiter was rude and made unfunny and... more